TYSONS CORNER, VA, October 11, 2019 — Maxar Technologies (NYSE: MAXR) has established a new facility in downtown St. Louis in support of multiple National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency programs, ExecutiveGov reported Wednesday. Read more
Palo Alto Networks has recognized Carahsoft Technology in validation of the latter’s efforts as a public sector distribution partner. Read more
Boeing has partnered with automobile company Porsche to study the market and implementation of a potential urban air vehicle environment. Read more
U.S. Navy Secretary Richard Spencer honored Oshkosh Defense with the Bravo Zulu award in recognition of its delivery of light tactical vehicles to the service branch and the U.S. Marine Corps. Read more
Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin subsidiary, plans to conduct a fully autonomous flight of the S-70 helicopter as an optionally manned aircraft by 2020, Military.com reported Thursday. Read more
Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works segment has begun assembly work on an experimental supersonic aircraft for NASA after completing the critical design review process. Read more
Northrop Grumman’s Pegasus XL rocket has carried a satellite designed to help NASA study the border between terrestrial and space weather as well as its potential impact on communications systems, people and technologies. Read more
Charles River Analytics has secured a contract of undisclosed value to develop an app that will help the U.S. Army engineers analyze the reliability of energy resources. Read more
HackerOne and the Department of Defense have collaborated to introduce a ninth cybersecurity challenge meant to encourage ethical hackers to identify vulnerabilities in public-facing government web platforms. Read more
General Motors’ vision for its defense segment is to “reimagine” ways of turning its commercial vehicles and other technology products into platforms that could be offered to the U.S. military and allied forces, Defense One reported Thursday. Read more
Rob Mott, a vice president at Hexagon US Federal, wrote in an opinion piece published Wednesday on C4ISRNET how artificial intelligence could help defense and intelligence agencies collect and transmit geospatial intelligence data to soldiers on... Read more
AAR has incorporated a Donecle-built unmanned aircraft system into its Miami facility to support maintenance, repair and overhaul operations under a one-year technology agreement. Read more
Jacob Evans, an operations leadership veteran, has joined rugged computing technology provider Systel as vice president of operations. Read more
Raytheon is one of the companies introducing new technologies aimed at identifying drones and the operators flying such unmanned aircraft systems over sporting events and concert venues, Defense One reported Wednesday. Read more
Guidehouse Completes Acquisition of Navigant Consulting; Scott McIntyre Quoted
Guidehouse, backed by Veritas Capital, announced on Friday that the company’s acquisition of Navigant Consulting, Inc. has been completed. Read more